Labor Notes Conference 2022 Report
By The annual Labor Notes conference was a flurry of people, ideas and joy. It was held in Chicago this month and featured speakers like Sean O’Brien, president of Teamsters; Chris Smalls, president of the Amazon Labor Union; and Sara Nelson, president of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA Thousands of people packed into the hotel to learn more about how to organize and build solidarity. The excitement, anger, happiness, and determination — the common emotions of organizing — were palpable. Here are a few things I learned from the sessions I attended: